Rice University’s IT professionals got their first look Friday at the organizational structure and plans for the Office of Information Technology, a new university entity that will become effective March 1.

The United States must pursue a more coherent and comprehensive policy in the Middle East to address the challenge of Islamic extremism, according to a new policy paper by Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Spring break finds many students lounging on beaches or traveling to exotic foreign destinations, but approximately 210 Rice University students and staff are choosing to spend spring break giving back to the community through Rice's Alternative Spring Break program.

Rice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique to detect and quantify the amount of asphaltene precipitated from crude oils, which bedevils the oil industry by clogging wells and flow lines.